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Title: Annotated speech excerpts, July 24, 1974-July 30, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002100
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-07-30
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: Inn. [illegible] + openings
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech urging the House Judiciary Committee pass Articles of Impeachment out of committee. The speeches are snippets of colloquy that Jack Brooks delivered during the hearings, most falling on Tuesday, July 29th. Brooks's focus in these speeches is on the charges of tax fraud against President Richard Nixon, and his personal efforts to induce the IRS to institute audits and investigations against his political enemies.

Title: Answers to possible arguments posed by minority against emoluments charge, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001243
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: List of arguments defending President Richard Nixon and responses to those arguments. Unattributed, but likely compiled by Jack Brooks or staff.

Title: Article II, Draft, July 27, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001846
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-27
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment alleging that President Richard Nixon violated the Constitution by authorizing electronic surveillance with no national security justification and violating the Constitutional rights of citizens. The article also alleges the President conspired to obstruct justice.

Title: Article II, pending, Draft 3, Doar, date unclear
Identifier: camh-dob-001847
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment alleging that President Richard Nixon violated the Constitutional rights of Americans by misusing executive branch agencies and conspiring to obstruct the investigation of his activities. Doar likely refers to John Doar, special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001834
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-29
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks regarding impeachment and the impacts of President Richard Nixon's offenses on the nation.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001838
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks during Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings regarding President Richard Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service as a political tool.

Title: Combined Detailed, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001845
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined these charges as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Combined General, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001840
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined these charges as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Draft -- Additional Views of Congressman Jack Brooks, August 5, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001893
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-08-05
Box: 2007-255/329
Folder: File V
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed draft of Jack Brooks's view that Richard Nixon violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution and that the articles of impeachment should have included this violation. Future drafts of this statement were signed by other Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: Draft article of impeachment, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001836
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding federal income tax fraud.

Title: Draft resolution of impeachment, January 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001854
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-01-29
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft resolution of impeachment prepared by John Doar, special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry. This copy includes handwritten emendations, but it is unclear who marked up the draft.

Title: Egil Krogh: Statement of Defendant on the Offense and His Role, January 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001247
Creator: Krogh, Egil, 1939-2020
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-01-24
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement made by Egil Krogh, a White House aide who was placed in charge of the Special Investigation Unit (also known as the "Plumbers"). In his statement, Krogh discusses the break-in of Lewis Fielding's office. Fielding was a psychiatrist seen by Daniel Ellsberg.

Title: Emoluments Detailed, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001842
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Emoluments General, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001844
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Explanatory statements re: obstuction of justice and abuse of power, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001849
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum explaining supporting evidence for impeachment charges of obstruction of justice and abuse of power.

Title: Factual justifications, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001848
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Fact sheet listing supporting evidence for impeachment charges.

Title: Handwritten draft of a resolution, March 7, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001869
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-03-07
Box: 2007-255/327
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten draft of a resolution to send a letter to Judge John Sirica regarding materials the grand jury determined should be sent to the House Judiciary Committee. Handwriting appears to belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes, April 4, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001887
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-04
Box: 2007-255/329
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding the impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but they appear to be written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes, February 14, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001874
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-02-14
Box: 2007-255/327
Folder: Jack Brooks folder
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Committee on Government Operations notepaper. Notes relate to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but handwriting appears to belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes from Judiciary Committee meeting, April 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001866
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-11
Box: 2007-255/327
Folder: Meeting re: subpoena, 4/11/74
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding subpoenas. Notes are unsigned and in both pen and pencil, but handwriting may belong to Jack Brooks.

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